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...picked up again, dilettantes who took an auditor's pass anyway, or schoolteachers primarily interested in one or two specialized subjects, so there was little intellectual loss. But with 1800 undergraduates returning for the entire summer session, many of whom cannot officially take certain courses, yet must audit them for their general examinations, it is unfair and discriminatory to limit an ancient prerogative. Furthermore, the budget of the Summer School is now linked with that of the University, and there is no danger of going into the red. Judging by the size of enrollment, classes will be crowded, but that...
During the coming session, the Harvard Summer School will treat the large flock of undergraduates like the usual group of transients and scholastic delinquents. Students will have to pay five dollars a half course to audit the classes that, during the winter, are open to them free of charge. Intending the summer session as a continuation of the regular college, the University should allow undergraduates their usual auditing privileges. Many will have neither the interest nor the time to attend other courses, but it is a poor plan to restrict students who are interested in a more varied education...
...keep outsides from overcrowding the classes, the University could issue cards to undergraduates who wish to audit. But since students are allowed to enroll in only two courses, they should be allowed, as usual, to broaden their education beyond the sixteen courses required for a degree. The system used under the old plan for former Summer School groups needs an overhaul and tune-up to keep pace with the new accelerated program...
Harvard students who are accustomed to wander into any course they wish will receive a rude jolt if they attempt to do so at Summer School. For there is a fee of five dollars to audit another course without taking examinations or doing the required work...
Those who want to audit courses on a big scale may secure an auditor's pass, which will permit them to attend as many other courses as they wish. This will cost $25 a term if one is taking one course, or $10 if one is taking two courses...